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Systems of Measurment

Customary Measurment System
The customary sytems is mostly used right here in the United States. People say the Metric System makes more sense than the Customary System. When you look at the Metric System you're probably thinking, this doesn't make sens, but when you look into it may or may not be easier. I don't think it's easier, but that's because I havn't actually looked into it yet. So what do you think?
Units of Measurment in the Customary System
Weight
Length
Capacity
Weight
Ounces
Pounds
Tons
Length
Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
Capacity
Fluid Ounces
Cups
Pints
Quarts
Gallons
Where it is Used
Here is a map of where the customary system is used, the ones hilighted in red are where they are used

The customary system is mostly used United States, as you can see, only a few small countries use the customary system

Conversions
The conversions in the Cusotmary System have one simple formula, this is my version of it, to convert bigger units into smaller units you do this formula:
B x S = C that stands for bigger unit times smaller unit equals the conversion. To covert smaller units to bigger units you do this formula: S / B = C that means smaller unit divided by the bigger unit equals the conversion.
Legnth

1 foot (ft. or ')	=	12 inches (in. or ")
1 yard (yd.)	=	36 inches (in.)
1 yard (yd.)	=	3 feet (ft.)
1 mile (mi.)	=	5,280 feet (ft.)
1 mile (mi.)	=	1,760 yards (yd.)

Capacity

1 cup (c.)	=	8 fluid ounces (fl. oz.)
1 pint (pt.)	=	2 cups (c.)
1 quart (qt.)	=	4 cups (c.)
1 quart (qt.)	=	2 pints (pt.)
1 gallon (gal.)	=	4 quarts (qt.)

Weight

1 pound (lb.)	=	16 ounces (oz.)
1 ton (T.)	=	2,000 pounds (lb.)

Gallon = Green, Quart = Crimson, Pint = Pink, Cup = Blue
Charts
Capacity

cups - c	pint - pt	quarts - qt	gallon - gal
	1 pint = 2 cups	1 quart = 2 pints	1 gallon = 4 quarts
A small cup of coffee holds approximately 1 cup.	A tall glass of lemonade or a container of Graeter's Icecream holds approximately 1 pint.	Oil comes in a quart-sized container.	A large container of milk or window washing fluid comes in a 1 gallon container

Length

Inch	Foot	Yard	Mile
	1 foot = 12 inches	1 yard = 3 feet	1 mile = 5280 feet
The distance between the knuckles on your index finger is approximately 1 inch.	Your notebook is approximately 1 foot tall.	A baseball bat is approximately 1 yard long.	Long distances are measured in miles. The distance a vehicle travels is measured in miles.

Weight

ounce	pound	ton
	1 pound = 16 ounces	1 ton = 2000 pounds
A slice a bread weighs about 1 ounce.	A loaf of bread weighs about 1 pound.	A car weighs about 1 ton.

Metric System
In the metric system, the prefixes before the words usually mean something. Here's a chart that tells you what the prefixes mean

thousands	hundreds	tens	basic unit	tenths	hundredths	thousandths
1000	100	10	1	0.1	0.01	0.001
kilo-	hecto-	deca-	Meter Gram Liter	deci-	centi-	milli-

Units of the Metric System
Just like the customary system the Metric system uses length, weight, and capacity. As you read from above some people say the Metric system is more simple than the customary. Do you have an opinion on that?
Length
Millimeter
Centimeter
Decimeter
Meter
Kilometer
Weight
Gram
Kilogram
Capacity
Milliliter
Liter
Conversions
The conversions to bigger to smaller units, you multiply the bigger unit by 1,000 then you add the (smaller) unit to the end of it. For smaller units to bigger units take the number of smaller units and divide it by 1,000, and add the (bigger) unit to the end of your answer. Some of them you do this with ten. In the charts it will tell you which ones
Capacity

1 Liter (l)

1000 Milliters (ml)

Length

1 Centimeter (cm)	=	10 Millimeters (mm)
1 Decimeter (dm)	=	10 Centimeters (cm)
1 Meter (m)	=	10 Decimeters (dm)
1 Kilometer (km)	=	1000 (m)

Mass

1 kilogram (kg)

1000 grams

Charts
Mass

milliliter - ml	liter - l
	1 liter = 1000 milliliters
Ten drops from a medicine dropper is approximately 1 milliliter.	A bottle of cola is one liter. A very large bottle holds 3 liters.

Length

millimeter - mm	centimeter -cm	decimeter - dm	meter - m	kilometer - km
	1 centimeter = 10 millimeters	1 decimeter = 10 centimeters	1 meter = 10 decimeters	1 kilometers = 1000 meters
The edge of a dime is approximately 1 millimeter.	A paperclip is approximately 1 centimeter wide.	A crayon is approximately 1 decimeter long.	The distance from the floor to the door knob is approximately 1 meter.	The length of 6 city blocks is approximately 1 kilometer long.